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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Month of Occurrence
Mercer County, 1989 - 1998

Selected Causes of Death Number of Deaths per Month Total
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
Fetal Deaths 6 4 2 6 4 4 3 1 4 3 4 3 44
Total Deaths, All Causes 775 654 742 633 627 643 616 643 555 642 640 692 7,862
---Deaths under 1 Year 4 3 7 7 5 6 6 5 6 5 3 7 64
---Deaths under 28 Days 3 1 5 4 4 5 3 5 5 2 1 4 42
Tuberculosis 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3
Septicemia 14 9 7 5 7 11 5 9 3 7 16 10 103
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 3 5 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 1 16
Malignant Neoplasms 160 132 139 136 137 171 139 137 126 154 166 139 1,736
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 35 27 28 31 23 45 23 25 29 44 39 29 378
------Colon 11 9 11 11 10 17 5 7 9 22 17 12 141
------Pancreas 12 6 2 7 4 6 7 4 5 8 7 4 72
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 45 41 43 45 44 53 52 43 38 47 45 50 546
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 42 36 43 45 42 52 51 42 37 46 44 47 527
---of Female Breast 9 8 8 6 9 11 7 17 8 8 16 13 120
---of Genitourinary Organs 28 21 24 15 23 19 32 20 22 13 19 18 254
------Cervix Uteri 3 2 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 15
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 6 7 4 2 6 5 7 1 7 2 5 3 55
------Prostate 12 6 5 6 10 10 16 10 11 5 7 8 106
------Bladder 2 5 7 3 3 0 2 3 3 4 1 2 35
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 43 35 36 39 38 43 25 32 29 42 47 29 438
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 2 4 1 2 2 1 1 3 4 2 5 28
Diabetes Mellitus 16 16 21 21 15 18 12 24 15 11 20 13 202
Major Cardiovascular Disease 335 277 286 260 261 243 249 273 248 279 249 309 3,269
---Diseases of the Heart 275 228 232 212 212 198 193 224 208 232 195 256 2,665
------Ischemic Heart Disease 187 149 154 144 136 132 132 158 131 154 123 165 1,765
---Hypertension 9 4 4 2 2 3 3 1 3 5 6 3 45
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 39 38 37 36 40 32 44 37 31 33 41 39 447
---Atherosclerosis 4 1 3 4 1 4 0 3 0 4 2 2 28
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 8 6 10 6 6 6 9 8 6 5 5 9 84
Pneumonia and Influenza 55 23 46 25 29 26 19 14 15 24 22 32 330
---Pneumonia 53 21 39 25 29 26 19 14 15 24 22 31 318
---Influenza 2 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 48 41 54 45 36 41 38 33 29 35 39 42 481
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 3 2 9 4 2 2 8 5 2 10 5 9 61
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 11 13 9 6 8 6 3 3 7 4 8 8 86
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 10 11 8 5 6 4 2 2 4 3 7 8 70
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 5 9 13 5 8 9 7 9 3 6 7 6 87
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 14 10 13 6 4 8 9 12 8 9 9 13 115
Congenital Anomalies 5 0 6 2 1 4 1 2 2 2 0 2 27
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 6 5 7 5 3 5 4 4 4 4 5 2 54
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 25 26 30 16 28 21 38 33 20 27 21 26 311
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 12 14 15 12 17 11 23 16 11 22 10 12 175
---Falls 5 3 7 4 5 4 5 4 3 2 4 2 48
---Fires and Flames 1 3 0 0 2 0 4 4 1 0 0 3 18
---Drownings 0 0 2 0 2 3 2 1 2 0 0 1 13
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 7 6 6 0 2 3 4 8 3 3 7 8 57
Suicide 12 10 11 11 7 11 8 13 12 6 6 14 121
Homicide 3 8 6 6 8 1 5 14 7 4 3 7 72
All Other Causes (Residual) 65 70 85 81 73 65 77 61 51 65 66 62 821
Selected Causes of Death Number of Deaths per Month Total
Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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